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524:(February 27, 1968 – January 13, 2021) resided in Melvern, Kansas, at the time of the murder. Montgomery's mother's alcohol addiction led to Lisa being born with permanent brain damage. She was raised in a physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive home where she was allegedly raped by her stepfather and his friends, and beaten, from the age of 11. Lisa’s older half-sister, Diane Mattingly, was removed from their home and placed in foster care. She sought mental escape through drinking alcohol. When Montgomery was 14, her mother discovered the abuse and reacted by threatening her daughter with a gun. Montgomery tried to escape by marrying at the age of 18, but both her first marriage and a second marriage resulted in further abuse.
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she may have suffered and subsequently concealed from her family. Prosecutors alleged that her former husband planned to reveal she had lied about being pregnant in an effort to get custody of her children; speculating that
Montgomery needed to produce a baby to counter this charge of habitual lying
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During her appeals, Montgomery's lawyers argued that she technically did not commit the crime of kidnapping resulting in death, claiming that
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fragility exacerbated by sexual abuse in childhood." The attorney stated, "Ultimately, we weren't going to do that to her."
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Baby Be Mine: The Shocking True Story of a Woman Who Murdered a Pregnant Mother to Steal Her Child
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True Stories of Law & Order: SVU: The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show
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instead a "death resulting in kidnapping." That claim was dismissed, with the courts saying the
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shortly after midnight on January 13, 2021, having exhausted the
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and Dr. William Logan gave expert testimony that Montgomery had
2274:"United States v. Lisa Montgomery, No. 08-1780 (8th Cir. 2011)"
1477:"Lisa Montgomery gets death penalty for killing pregnant woman"
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1162:"Lisa Montgomery: Looking for answers in the life of a killer"
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1191:"Baby Found in Kansas Is Thought to Be That of Slain Woman"
850:. The case featured in an episode of the true crime series
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1990:"Montgomery Trial: Insanity Argument Called Into Question"
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Tarm, Michael; Hollingsworth, Heather (January 12, 2021).
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182:(December 4, 1981 – December 16, 2004) was a 23-year-old
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1543:"Plans for the execution of Lisa Montgomery proceeding"
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disagreed strongly with the diagnosis of pseudocyesis.
1933:"US v. Montgomery, Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit 2011"
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List of women executed in the United States since 1976
2569:"In Trump's final days, a rush of federal executions"
2241:"Case Summaries for Current Female Death Row Inmates"
2047:"Woman gets death sentence in fetus-snatching murder"
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Memorial to Bobbie Jo Stinnett in Skidmore, Missouri
2710:– F.B.I. Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint
2019:"Pregnant woman's killer deserves death, jury says"
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carried out by the United States federal government
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1447:"First responders remember brutal Skidmore murder"
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1016:Parker, R. J.; Slate, J. J. (September 14, 2014).
701:Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
318:The investigation was aided by the issuance of an
2069:"Lisa M. Montgomery, Petitioner v. United States"
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1301:Dwyer, Kevin; Fiorillo, Juré (November 6, 2007).
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447:Kidnapping resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1201)
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2703:United States of America vs. Lisa M. Montgomery
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2769:Executions carried out in the United States
2401:. KMBC. Associated Press. November 24, 2020
2017:Hollingsworth, Heather (October 27, 2007).
1619:"Kansas Town Stunned By Kidnap-Murder Case"
1577:Hollingsworth, Heather (October 10, 2007).
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2671:. New York City: St. Martin's True Crime.
2217:The Associated Press (December 25, 2020).
2149:"Offender Information: Lisa M. Montgomery"
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720:On January 1, a three-judge panel on the
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1019:Social Media Monsters: Internet Killers
16:2004 murder in Skidmore, Missouri, U.S.
2938:2000s kidnappings in the United States
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2567:Honderich, Holly (December 11, 2020).
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2469:Rahman, Khaleda (January 13, 2021).
2183:"Lisa Montgomery Sentenced to Death"
1754:. Associated Press. October 10, 2007
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1365:"Trial of Baby Cut From Womb Begins"
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1100:Michale Balsamo (October 18, 2020).
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2665:Fanning, Diane (August 29, 2006).
2094:"Lisa M Montgomery (inmate entry)"
2073:Supreme Court of the United States
1970:from the original on June 13, 2017
1835:from the original on July 15, 2019
1821:Summers, Chris (October 1, 2007).
1774:"Baby found alive; woman arrested"
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1541:Ricono, Angie (January 13, 2021).
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2634:Tarm, Michael (October 3, 2023).
1958:"US woman guilty of 'womb theft'"
1879:. Free Law Project. April 5, 2011
1706:Rose, David (November 24, 2016).
1445:Hoppa, Kristin (August 1, 2015).
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1512:"Dad united with kidnapped girl"
1475:Marshall, John (April 8, 2008).
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124:Kidnapping resulting in death
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2298:H. Blume, John (2014–2015).
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1411:Phelps, M. William (2006).
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2708:U.S. v. Lisa Montgomery
1415:Murder in the Heartland
848:Murder in the Heartland
644:On March 19, 2012, the
218:resulting in death – a
2714:USA v. Lisa Montgomery
2327:Cite journal requires
689:and to have permanent
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549:Federal Kidnapping Act
471:Bobbie Jo Stinnett, 23
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1995:St. Joseph News-Press
1780:. December 18, 2004.
1681:. December 23, 2020.
1679:Child Welfare Monitor
1629:on September 22, 2007
1452:St. Joseph News-Press
1237:. December 20, 2004.
995:St. Joseph News-Press
973:. December 18, 2018.
609:forensic psychiatrist
522:Lisa Marie Montgomery
362:Lisa Marie Montgomery
196:Lisa Marie Montgomery
105:Lisa Marie Montgomery
2024:The Spokesman-Review
1966:. October 23, 2007.
1909:. October 17, 2007.
1482:Southeast Missourian
1459:on January 26, 2021.
918:United States portal
754:Terre Haute, Indiana
648:denied Montgomery's
399:Terre Haute, Indiana
200:cut her unborn child
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2534:on October 19, 2020
2057:on August 14, 2009.
1810:. January 13, 2021.
1584:The Washington Post
1522:on October 29, 2007
1370:The Washington Post
988:Kozol, Greg Kozol.
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